Joel Edgerton Quotes
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The Australians are actually the worst of the criminals from the United Kingdom, but not worst as in toughest. They're the ones who did stupid little things and got caught for it. Bad criminals.
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Sometimes I think being an actor is like being a dog for a director; it's like they throw a stick, and you want to fetch it and bring it back to them. You want a pat on the head for it.
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I never sing out loud because I'm afraid people will go, 'Shut up!'
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Particularly when you're making a movie of a book, people are always waiting with their knives - you know?
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The downside to making movies at a gallop like we did with 'Wish You Were Here' is that we're shooting four or five scenes in a day, and it's very exhilarating, but you worry at the end of the day that you missed some details because you were moving too quick, and you just gotta trust and be ready straightaway.
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The only way for you to show what you can do is to actually do.
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I would have happily done 'Bourne Legacy,' but a lot of decisions are made for you.
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I've signed four autographs for Sam Worthington in L.A., and I haven't told any of the people that I'm not him.
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I wanted to make a movie that was kind of a tribute to the way I feel when I watch a John Hughes movie.
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Every now and then, I have a deep thought.
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I had a bit of a martial arts background from when I was a teenager: I did a bit of karate.
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I always kept myself fairly fit.
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'The Great Gatsby' ticked so many boxes for me.
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There's never been a mathematical equation that says a good experience making a movie equates to a good movie, or a bad experience on a set is going to lead to a bad movie.
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That's one of the great privileges, being an actor, is that someone pays you and sends you off to learn about something that otherwise you'd never know about.
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I just love good movies. And not every movie you're going to end up in is always going to turn out right, but at least walk into it with the right intention.
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All I can say is working with Ridley Scott is a dream come true.
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The little bit of buzz around 'Warrior' led to a lot of opportunities anyway, before the movie even came out.
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I tend to take on a lot of things. And then they all just seem to happen at once. Or maybe I'm not good at saying 'No'. But the juggling's fun.
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I operate under the theory that all publicity is good publicity, and then, if that theory doesn't work, you just say that any newspaper article ends up on the bottom of the parrot cage. But, of course, you can't line a parrot cage with Internet bloggers, can you?
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I really believe guilt finds its way out of a person.
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I'm a bit of a workaholic.
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Sometimes, what's not said is just as important to the writing as what is said. As a writer, we have our voices heard. I think that, at oftentimes, the ability to allow the dialogue to recede properly into the world of the film is also a really valid sort of way to be a writer, I think.
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I'm pretty skeptical about Hollywood and its fascination with the sequel and the franchise.